You look at me Like I’m some prize on display Pride glimmering in your eyes As you smile encouragingly AND

Time ceases to exist Vanishing from my mind As my worries cry All the things I can’t control Throwing me back

Guarantees a long painful death ...

Memories flood through my head Drowning me once again Days turn to years But the suffering never ends Memories resurfacing

My fingers gliding across the keys In a race to keep up with My wayward thoughts Drifting through me head Things demanding to be out

We wrap ourselves in bubbles The numbness keeping us safe From the pain we hide from Silence filling gaping holes In our hearts as we try to forget

My voice vibrates off the empty st… echoing in the night. The glow the street lamps illumina… the brick buildings centuries old Their character leaping from the s…

The world is an ugly place Filled with disease Secrets buried deep within Betraying the lies we hide behind Spewing all our sordid crimes

My ceiling is dreary The white paint Paled from the years Flaking and peeling I stare morbidly content

Looking in the window I’m frozen in place As I watch the scene inside I’m looking at the woman Who claims to be an outsider

As the sun melts into the horizon. The Moon– yawns as it wakes. Sweeping ripples through the gentl… Now a black abyss. As silver jewels come to life

Disappointment is everywhere I lo… It is in the faces of those I adm… And shown in their actions I wish I could fix everything All the hurt feelings

Forgiveness is the hardest gift to… Tears clouding our vision Our sadness turning to madness Hiding our hearts beneath Thick layers of rust

The morning sun swings and twirls Drawing in the vacant streets Singing songs of love and joy She tries to wake the dead.